Why Florida Oranges Had The Worst Harvest Since World War II | Big Business

Why Florida Oranges Had The Worst Harvest Since World War II | Big Business | Insider Business

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Florida oranges had their worst crop in 70 years. They're facing a deadly disease called citrus greening, spread in the body of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid. Today, nearly every citrus grove in Florida is infected with the disease. If an orange tree were to remain untreated, the disease would block its ability to get nutrients and kill it within a few years. But Florida's growers have figured out a way to keep growing edible oranges, even on infected trees. They've implemented a slew of horticultural techniques developed with scientists at the University of Florida, from pink clay to reflective mulch. But they still haven't found a long-term cure. We went to central Florida to see how growers and scientists are keeping the big business of oranges alive.
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Why Florida Oranges Had The Worst Harvest Since World War II | Big Business | Insider Business

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@billmoyer3254 2 жыл бұрын

I've lived in Florida over 65 years. I remember when Orange County actually had orange groves.

@shanoimelissa3425 2 жыл бұрын

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@bearcats1224 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again China.

@guifdcanalli Жыл бұрын

man who would ever thought that planting just one genetically identical plant would create problems? what a crazy thing

@lovingatlanta 2 жыл бұрын

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@CryptoHedge 2 жыл бұрын

As a Florida native it’s nearly impossible to grow a citrus tree, as I have tried for years. 20 years ago was a different story. Try finding a sack of FL grown oranges at a local Florida supermarket. Most are imported from California.

@theuglykwan 2 жыл бұрын

The problem is monoculture, growing so many of the exact same clone. If one is vulnerable then they all fall like dominoes, same with bananas and many other crops. Plant some oak trees around the orange orchards and interplant them with guavas. Home gardeners have found that citrus grown like that tend to evade HLB. It might not work on large scale. But even if it does it raises prices. I'd consider diversifying my crops in that case. There's many other fruits that can be grown in FL that fetch decent prices.

@jorgeconj 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Puerto Rico we had the same problem. It wasn’t untill a category 5 hurricane hit the island that we started to see imprvement in the citrus growth. It was also happening to avocados. Hurricane took care of that also.

@ambiorixdeseburons4939 Жыл бұрын

In most of the world all oranges are green it’s only Americans that demand these pastel colors

@jyourgules 2 жыл бұрын

We have kicked God out of the country. This is Judgement!!! Stand up for truth!

@1Clearwords 2 жыл бұрын

The problem isn't the pest, necessarily, it's monoculture farming.

@thedwightguy 2 жыл бұрын

We lost our large Valencia orange tree three years ago, almost 100 years old. Probably planted in 1934 when the house was built in the San Gabriel valley, Calif. Just packed it in; never had an issue with it, just passed on. A great juice tree.

@anthonyblacker8471 2 жыл бұрын

Tragedy.. I lived in SouthWest Florida for years many years ago and we had the sweetest most delicious oranges I ever could remember.. it's a shame this has happened.. Really sad

@handymack5324 2 жыл бұрын

If you were living in Florida before 2000 you had the chance of experiencing the citrus state beautiful side of life. All over central Florida you found citrus groves that stretched miles along housing developments. At the perimeters of new housing subdivisions you found Valencia oranges dotted the landscape and nobody seemed to pay attention to them, and they just existed alongside weeds on the road. In your neighborhood you found citrus trees that bear so many fruits many homeowners actually advertised in local publications inviting locals to pick them for free to deter critters from congregating in their backyard at night. Floridians in those days took the state's abundant production for granted. Now everyone is facing the real danger of the extinction of the Florida orange and realizes how important the food crop is to the state. Its heartbreaking.

@stifledvoice 2 жыл бұрын

In the 1970s we had acreage near a south Florida grove. In the cool months when the trees were flowering the air was so redolent with that orange blossom perfume you'd think you were in heaven.

@yeetusonix9795 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who used to live in Florida - yeah it's a problem and a lot of the orange groves I saw growing up looked a whole lot healthier then what I saw leaving the state.

@minavanderleest9493 2 жыл бұрын

Farmers have been saying for decades that modern farming has very real choke points and disease has ALWAYS been a real concern. Big is not necessarily better. Also stop looking at farming as a free market system. It's the most over regulated, subsidized, and corporate controlled industry in the world. It doesn't follow supply and demand.

@seanmurphree4716 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Florida, and one of the things I've seen happen at least once or twice were citrus groves, hit hard by greening, converted into McMansions. This state is going through a rough patch.

@jetfire245 2 жыл бұрын

As a Florida resident - I truly hope one day we can regain our citrus pride.

@jackson8085 2 жыл бұрын

There is so much more to this story. Decades of overuse of pesticides, including herbicides to keep away weeds, and salt based fertilizers have basically transformed the farm scape into a sterile petri dish where only super bugs survive. There are people growing healthy citrus on a small scale using natural (ie. real conventional agriculture) methods, and don't need any chemicals.